Weill Cornell Medicine
Citigroup Biomedical Imaging Center
Weill Cornell Medicine
Citigroup Biomedical Imaging Center

Conus medullaris syndrome without lower-extremity involvement in L-1 burst fractures: report of four cases.

Publication Type Case Report
Authors Chou D, Hartl R, Sonntag V
Journal J Neurosurg Spine
Volume 4
Issue 3
Pagination 265-9
Date Published 03/01/2006
ISSN 1547-5654
Keywords Neurosurgical Procedures, Spinal Cord Compression, Spinal Fractures
Abstract Conus medullaris injury from burst fractures is known to occur in conjunction with other neurological deficits, including lower-extremity motor weakness or sensory changes. Rarely does an isolated conus medullaris injury occur from an extradural cause without other neurological deficits. The authors report four cases of L-1 burst fractures in which conus medullaris dysfunction was the sole neurological injury in the absence of lower-extremity involvement.
DOI 10.3171/spi.2006.4.3.265
PubMed ID 16572629
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